Shining the light on World Heart Day

3rd October, 2017

Shining the light on World Heart Day

Life insurance provider Scottish Widows has been using World Heart Day on September 29 to highlight the current state of protection in the UK. World Heart Day is one of the biggest platforms available to help raise awareness about cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is currently the cause of over a quarter of all deaths in the UK and heart-related disorders were the second-largest reason for life cover claims at Scottish Widows in 2016.

Despite CVD causing nearly 160,000 deaths each year, research by Scottish Widows has revealed that only around a third of the UK population have life insurance. More worryingly, fewer than one in ten people have bought critical illness cover, which highlights the continuing need to raise awareness on protection against worst case scenarios.